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63MEDy BillCE mae sureCE do ?
  DETthe.DET.DEF Billname be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES suresure.ADJ yesyes.ADV.PAST
  the Bill probably, yes?
78LERa wedyn mae sureCE bod hi tua deg munud wedi wyth erbyn (dd)aru fi ddod i_lawr .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES suresure.ADJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S approximatelytowards.PREP tenten.NUM minuteminute.N.M.SG pastafter.PREP eighteight.NUM byby.PREP happen.PASTdo.V.123SP.PAST PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN+SM downdown.ADV
  and then it was probably about ten past eight by the time I came down
171MEDa (we)dyn # mewn ffordd <mae (y)r> [/] mae (y)r ddramaCE (y)n digwydd yn y saith_degau dydy # ond bod o ddim yn sureCE +/ .
  andand.CONJ thenafterwards.ADV inin.PREP wayway.N.F.SG be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthat.PRON.REL be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES DETthe.DET.DEF dramadrama.N.SG+SM PRTPRT happen.NONFINhappen.V.INFIN inin.PREP DETthe.DET.DEF seventiesunk be.3S.PRES.NEGbe.V.3S.PRES.NEG butbut.CONJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT suresure.ADJ
  and then in a way, the...the drama happens in the seventies, doesn't it, but that he isn't sure...
349MEDa mae sureCE na actorion ydy (r)hein (fe)lly (y)n_de .
  andand.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES suresure.ADJ PRT(n)or.CONJ actorsactors.N.M.PL be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES thesethese.PRON thusso.ADV TAGisn't_it.IM
  and these are probably actors, like, you know
361MEDa rhyfedd i hynna fod (we)di digwydd meddai hi de # <na dyna> [///] # bod nhw (y)n offer trwm mae sureCE a bod erCE wsti +.. .
  andand.CONJ strangestrange.ADJ forto.PREP thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN+SM PRT.PASTafter.PREP happenhappen.V.INFIN say.3S.PASTsay.V.3S.IMPERF PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S TAGbe.IM+SM PRTno.ADV.[or].PRT.NEG.[or].who_not.PRON.REL.NEG.[or].(n)or.CONJ.[or].than.CONJ therethat_is.ADV be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP equipmentequipment.N.M.PL.[or].tools.N.M.PL heavyheavy.ADJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES suresure.ADJ andand.CONJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN IMer.IM know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES
  and strange for that to have happened, she said, isn't it, that tha's...that they're heavy equipment, probably, and that, er, you know...
415MEDohCE dw sureCE bod fi (we)di (a)studio +// .
  IMoh.IM be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES suresure.ADJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM PRT.PASTafter.PREP study.NONFINstudy.V.INFIN
  oh I'm sure I studied...
503LERmae sureCE bod chdi (y)n # agor dy # beth (y)na dwyt dy (y)sgyfaint i [/] i nofio hwyrach dw (ddi)m yn gwybod .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES suresure.ADJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.2Syou.PRON.2S PRTPRT open.NONFINopen.V.INFIN POSS.2Syour.ADJ.POSS.2S thingwhat.INT therethere.ADV be.2S.PRES.NEGbe.V.2S.PRES.NEG POSS.2Syour.ADJ.POSS.2S lungslung.N.F.SG toto.PREP toto.PREP swimswim.V.INFIN perhapsperhaps.ADV be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT know.NONFINknow.V.INFIN
  you probably open your thingy, your lungs to...to swim perhaps, I don't know
557MEDmmmCE dw sureCE bod hon hen drost hwnnw de .
  IMmmm.IM be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES suresure.ADJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN thisthis.PRON.DEM.F.SG oldold.ADJ overover.PREP thatthat.PRON.DEM.M.SG TAGbe.IM+SM
  mm, I'm sure she's well past that, you know
616LERac [?] mae sureCE mai rowCE ga i pan ddeuda i +"/ .
  andand.CONJ be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES suresure.ADJ PRTthat_it_is.CONJ.FOCUS rowrow.N.SG get.1S.NONPASTget.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S whenwhen.CONJ say.1S.NONPASTsay.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S
  and I'll probably get a telling off when I say:
620LERga i mae sureCE +" .
  get.1S.NONPASTget.V.1S.PRES+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES suresure.ADJ
  I'll get probably
684LERfydd raid fi weithio tan tua han(ner) (we)di pump chwech heno mae sureCE # i orffen bob_dim [?] .
  be.3S.FUTbe.V.3S.FUT+SM necessitynecessity.N.M.SG+SM PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM work.NONFINwork.V.INFIN+SM untiluntil.PREP approximatelytowards.PREP halfhalf.N.M.SG pastafter.PREP fivefive.NUM sixsix.NUM tonighttonight.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES suresure.ADJ toto.PREP finish.NONFINcomplete.V.INFIN+SM everythingeverything.N.M.SG+SM.[or].everything.PRON
  I'll have to work until about half past five or six tonight probably, to finish everything
722MEDmae sureCE bod hwnnw (y)n gwneud (i)ddi fynd yn +.. .
  be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES suresure.ADJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN thatthat.PRON.DEM.M.SG PRTPRT do.NONFINmake.V.INFIN for.3SFto_her.PREP+PRON.F.3S go.NONFINgo.V.INFIN+SM PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP
  that probably makes her go...
848MEDohCE yeahCE mae o (y)n helpu (he)fyd tydy &kə [//] wsti mae sureCE rywbeth .
  IMoh.IM yeahyeah.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SMhe.PRON.M.3S PRTPRT help.NONFINhelp.V.INFIN alsoalso.ADV be.3S.PRES.NEGunk know.2Sknow.V.2S.PRES be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES suresure.ADJ somethingsomething.N.M.SG+SM
  oh yeah it does help too, doesn't it, you know, probably, something
880MEDdw sureCE bod <hi # &d> [//] bythefnos (we)di dod i ben wan .
  be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES suresure.ADJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S two_weeksfortnight.N.MF.SG+SM PRT.PASTafter.PREP come.NONFINcome.V.INFIN toto.PREP headhead.N.M.SG+SM nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM
  I'm sure she's...two weeks are up now
955MEDddeudodd hi mae hi (we)di bod (dd)im yn sureCE .
  say.3S.PASTsay.V.3S.PAST+SM PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S PRT.PASTafter.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT suresure.ADJ
  she said she's been unsure
1041LER+< (Saes)neg adre yndy sureCE .
  EnglishEnglish.N.F.SG homehome.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES.EMPH suresure.ADJ
  English at home, yes of course
1143LERohCE EleriCE oedd yn deud sureCE yn gwaith .
  IMoh.IM Eleriname be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN suresure.ADJ inPRT.[or].in.PREP workwork.N.M.SG
  oh it was Eleri who was saying, of course, at work
1214LERxx dyna be (dd)aru fi wylio sureCE xx [//] am bod fi ddim yn gwylio The_BillCE .
  therethat_is.ADV whatwhat.INT happen.PASTdo.V.123SP.PAST PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM watch.NONFINwatch.V.INFIN+SM suresure.ADJ forfor.PREP be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN PRON.1SI.PRON.1S+SM NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT watch.NONFINwatch.V.INFIN The_Billname
  [...] that's what I watched of course [...] ...because I wasn't watching The Bill
1229LERond o'n i meddwl wowCE # dw i sureCE bod # erCE # croen rywun ar y pared doedd am hynna doedd +/ .
  butbut.CONJ be.1S.IMPbe.V.1S.IMPERF PRON.1SI.PRON.1S think.NONFINthink.V.INFIN wowwow.IM be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S suresure.ADJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN IMer.IM skinskin.N.M.SG somebodysomeone.N.M.SG+SM onon.PREP DETthat.PRON.REL partitioncause.V.3S.IMPER be.3S.IMP.NEGbe.V.3S.IMPERF.NEG forfor.PREP thatthat.PRON.DEM.SP be.3S.IMP.NEGbe.V.3S.IMPERF.NEG
  but I was thinking wow I'm sure, er, someone's head was on the block, wasn't it, for that, wasn't it...
1232MED+< meddylia amdanyn nhw (we)di cael &g ia &me yn rywle fath â # Llundain mae sureCE nad oedd hwnnw (y)n llawer o +// .
  think.2S.IMPERthink.V.2S.IMPER about.3PLfor_them.PREP+PRON.3P PRON.3PLthey.PRON.3P PRT.PASTafter.PREP get.NONFINget.V.INFIN yesyes.ADV inin.PREP somewheresomewhere.N.M.SG+SM kindtype.N.F.SG+SM withas.PREP LondonLondon.N.F.SG.PLACE be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES suresure.ADJ NEGwho_not.PRON.REL.NEG be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF thatthat.PRON.DEM.M.SG PRTPRT.[or].in.PREP muchmany.QUAN ofof.PREP
  think about them having had...yes in somewhere like London, that probably wasn't much of...
1243LER+" ohCE dw i sureCE bod erCE +/ .
  IMoh.IM be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES PRON.1SI.PRON.1S suresure.ADJ be.NONFINbe.V.INFIN IMer.IM
  "oh I'm sure that, er..."
1273MEDond oedd Dafydd_HardyCE (y)n deud mae sureCE bydd hwnnw +// .
  butbut.CONJ be.3S.IMPbe.V.3S.IMPERF Dafydd_Hardyname PRTPRT say.NONFINsay.V.INFIN be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES suresure.ADJ be.3S.FUTbe.V.3S.FUT thatthat.PRON.DEM.M.SG
  but Dafydd Hardy was saying, that will probably...
1334LERohCE dw (ddi)m yn sureCE .
  IMoh.IM be.1S.PRESbe.V.1S.PRES NEGnot.ADV+SM PRTPRT suresure.ADJ
  oh, I'm not sure
1372LERia (we)dyn mae sureCE na hi wneith gymryd # y gadair wan .
  yesyes.ADV thenafterwards.ADV be.3S.PRESbe.V.3S.PRES suresure.ADJ PRT(n)or.CONJ PRON.3SFshe.PRON.F.3S do.3S.NONPASTdo.V.3S.FUT+SM take.NONFINtake.V.INFIN+SM DETthe.DET.DEF chairchair.N.F.SG+SM nowweak.ADJ+SM.[or].pale.ADJ+SM
  yes, so she'll probably take the chair now

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